GETTING MORE ORGANIZED BY HANDLING DISTRACTIONS Have you ever ended a very busy day only to realize you accomplished nothing? You were probably distracted. Ever feel stress? Distractions may be the cause. Distractions are not just irritating, they are destructive forces that ruin your productivity. Examples: chatty coworkers, personal problems, sunny days, rainy days, facebook, debts, money issues, news (good and bad), health problems, and more. How do you handle Distractions? You get organized. Those individuals or areas that are the least well-organized are affected the most by distractions. For example, a key worker calls in sick. In a well-organized group, the manager calls in a temporary worker, gives the worker a written list of instructions and everyone gets their work done. While a poorly –organized group discusses the problem for 20 minutes without coming to a solution. The group members are then distracted all day because they have to do the missing worker’s job. Well-organized groups handle emergencies, disasters and sudden increases in production without breathing hard while poorly-organized groups are overwhelmed by them. Personal Organization: Organizing your personal life so you are not distracted boosts your productivity and income. For example, you don’t need to talk to everyone who calls you and it’s silly to read every piece of e-mail or messages when it comes in. If you are organized, your communications are organized so you only receive information that is relevant to you. Except for emergencies, while working, you need to ignore family problems, personal problems and even your health problems. All organized people you see do this and are not easily distracted. Understand that while working, nothing is more important than the work itself. How to Get Better Organized: 1) Write down five of your biggest distractions or potential distractions. 2) Next to the first distraction, writes down how you can get organized so you are not affected by the distraction. 3) Do the same for the other items on the list. 4) Follow your plans and get organized! 5) Write down permanent rules or policies for yourself or your work so you stay organized. Personal examples: “I will only take personal calls during my lunch hour”. If someone tries to upset me, I will pretend he/she is three years old, so I don’t get into an argument and get back to work” Because you are well-organized, you make faster progress toward your goals and ultimate success as you are not easily distracted.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 16:42:40 +0000
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